2 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/entityx/Entity.cc b/entityx/Entity.cc
index adac3de..476def7 100644
--- a/entityx/Entity.cc
+++ b/entityx/Entity.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ void Entity::destroy() {
   invalidate();
 }
 
+void Entity::kill(void) {
+  assign<Killed>();
+}
+
+
 std::bitset<entityx::MAX_COMPONENTS> Entity::component_mask() const {
   return manager_->component_mask(id_);
 }
diff --git a/entityx/Entity.h b/entityx/Entity.h
index a423f8f..e7d2e8d 100644
--- a/entityx/Entity.h
+++ b/entityx/Entity.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class EntityManager;
 template <typename C, typename EM = EntityManager>
 class ComponentHandle;
 
-
+struct Killed {};
 
 /** A convenience handle around an Entity::Id.
  *
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ public:
 
   std::bitset<entityx::MAX_COMPONENTS> component_mask() const;
 
+  void kill();
+
  private:
   EntityManager *manager_ = nullptr;
   Entity::Id id_ = INVALID;
@@ -462,11 +464,13 @@ class EntityManager : entityx::help::NonCopyable {
   public:
     template <typename T> struct identity { typedef T type; };
 
-    void each(typename identity<std::function<void(Entity entity, Components&...)>>::type f) {
+    void each(typename identity<std::function<void(Entity entity, Components&...)>>::type f, bool dead = false) {
       static std::mutex locked;
       locked.lock();
-      for (auto it : *this)
-        f(it, *(it.template component<Components>().get())...);
+      for (auto it : *this) {
+        if (dead || !it.has_component<Killed>())
+          f(it, *(it.template component<Components>().get())...);
+      }
       locked.unlock();
     }
 
@@ -766,8 +770,8 @@ class EntityManager : entityx::help::NonCopyable {
   template <typename T> struct identity { typedef T type; };
 
   template <typename ... Components>
-  void each(typename identity<std::function<void(Entity entity, Components&...)>>::type f) {
-    return entities_with_components<Components...>().each(f);
+  void each(typename identity<std::function<void(Entity entity, Components&...)>>::type f, bool dead = false) {
+    return entities_with_components<Components...>().each(f, dead);
   }
 
   /**